Migration from printing inks in multilayer packaging materials

Inks and varnishes used in food packaging multilayer materials can contain different substances that are potential migrants when packaging is in contact with food. Although printing inks are applied on the external layer, they can migrate due to set-off phenomena.
In order to assess food safety, migration tests were performed from two materials sets: set A based on paper and set B based on PET; both contained inks. A total of 149 volatile compounds were found in migration from set A and 156 from set B materials, some of them came from inks. Further analyses were performed in order to identify patterns among sample groups (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 9 March 2016).
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